chary

As a rule, I am chary about doling out diagnoses unless there is a clear indication to do so.

Nor was he chary at first of saying that he had taken his grand-niece in because there was no one else to whom she could go.

The Mercure—the staid Mercure, so chary of its praise—can find no word to describe her acting but that of sublime.

When seen on his customary stand, he was avoided by all who were chary of their character, or scrupulous of appearances.